Restored lowland heathlands store substantially less carbon than undisturbed lowland heath
Abstract The conversion of lowland heathland to agricultural land in Europe significantly depleted soil carbon stocks. Restoring heathlands has been proposed as a mechanism to sequester soil carbon. Here we compared soil carbon in (i) agricultural pasture; (ii) native heathland and (iii) restored he...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-01-01
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Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01176-8 |